GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

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WordMeaning
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
fabricateinvent
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
boostto push or shove up from below
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
quirkan abrupt twist or curve